Grade Smarter.
Plan Faster.
Teach More.
Stop spending 15+ hours a week on grading and paperwork. TeachShield handles the busywork so you can focus on what you became a teacher to do — inspire students.
Teachers Lose 31+ Hours/Week to Busywork
53% of teachers report burnout. The average teacher works 49 hours/week — 10 hours over contract. Most of that extra time is grading and admin work.
Everything Teachers Need. One Platform.
Not 80 shallow tools that don't talk to each other. One integrated workflow where grading informs planning, planning informs differentiation, and everything connects.
Instant Grading
Upload essays, quizzes, or scan handwritten work with your phone. Get scores against your rubric and personalized feedback drafted in seconds.
Smart Lesson Planner
Auto-aligned to Common Core, NGSS, and state standards. Suggests activities, resources, and differentiated materials for every level.
Differentiation Engine
Track IEP, 504, ELL, and gifted flags per student. Generate standards-aligned lesson plans tailored to different learning levels and needs.
Parent Communication Suite
Progress updates, conference scheduler, and direct parent messaging. 9 communication types with professional templates. Every interaction logged automatically.
Data Dashboard & Analytics
Unified view of grades, attendance, and behavior. At-risk student alerts. Auto-generated admin reports and report card comments.
Paper-to-Digital Bridge
Snap a photo of handwritten assignments — OCR converts them to digital text, we grade them, and results flow into your gradebook.
Substitute Teacher Portal
One-click sub plans with rosters, schedules, and classroom procedures. Generate, print, or download ready-to-go plans from your weekly planner.
Originality Detection Built-In
Built-in content originality checker analyzes writing patterns to flag potentially generated content alongside your grading results.
How It Works
Upload or Scan
Drop a PDF, paste text, or snap a photo of handwritten work.
We Grade & Draft Feedback
Your work is evaluated against your rubric with personalized comments drafted instantly. You review and approve.
Insights Flow Everywhere
Grades update your dashboard. Common mistakes auto-generate tomorrow's lesson. Parents get notified.
Grading Accuracy You Can Trust
Our hybrid scoring engine combines a fine-tuned DeBERTa-v3-large model for scoring with DeepSeek V3 for feedback — delivering expert-level accuracy at machine speed.
Accuracy Comparison
The Hybrid Scoring Engine
DeBERTa-v3-large
Trained on 24,728 expert-graded essays. Provides the initial score instantly. 5-fold ensemble for consistency — no single model bias.
DeepSeek V3
Generates detailed, personalized feedback calibrated to the score. Quotes student work, suggests specific improvements.
Benchmarked on ASAP 2.0 — the industry standard dataset for automated essay scoring.
5-fold cross-validated — no data leakage, no cherry-picking.
Open methodology — we publish our benchmark results.
Built for Every Teacher
Specialized features for your role, not one-size-fits-all.
Classroom Teachers
- Instant grading for essays, math, quizzes
- Paper scanning via phone camera
- Seating chart generator with data overlay
- Bell ringer & exit ticket generator
Substitute Teachers
- One-click sub plan generator
- Print or download ready-to-go plans
- Student roster with notes
- Schedule + procedures overview
Virtual Teachers
- Virtual meeting scheduling (Zoom, Meet, Teams)
- Smart lesson plans for remote delivery
- Conference email blasts with meeting links
- Full gradebook + attendance tracking
Special Ed Teachers
- IEP / 504 / ELL / Gifted flags per student
- Standards-aligned differentiated lesson plans
- Student records with learning profiles
- At-risk alerts in gradebook analytics
Simple, Teacher-Friendly Pricing
Less than a coffee a day for unlimited grading. No contracts. Cancel anytime. Schools and districts get bulk discounts.
Free
Get started with the essentials
- 50 gradings/month
- Essay, math, MCQ grading
- Detailed feedback & rubric scoring
- Basic classroom tools
Pro
For teachers who want their life back
- Unlimited gradings
- Handwriting OCR scanning
- Content originality detection
- Batch grading (50 at once)
- Lesson plan generator
- Parent communication tools
- Deep Research reports
Power
For power users and department leads
- Everything in Pro
- Priority support
- Custom rubric templates
- Advanced analytics
- API access
- Dedicated processing
Plans for Schools & Districts
School
or $10/teacher/mo monthly
5+ teachers
- Everything in Pro for every teacher
- School admin dashboard
- Usage analytics
- Shared rubric library
- Centralized billing
District
or $6/teacher/mo monthly
25+ teachers
- Everything in School plan
- District-wide admin portal
- Cross-school analytics
- Dedicated account manager
- SSO support
See our full pricing page for detailed comparisons & volume pricing.
How We Compare
Most tools do one thing. TeachShield does everything — grading, planning, communication, records, inventory, and more in one platform.
| Feature | TeachShield | MagicSchool | Gradescope | CoGrader | Planbook | Canvas LMS | Schoology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Essay Grading | Limited | ||||||
| Smart Math Grading | |||||||
| Paper Scanning (OCR) | |||||||
| Rubric-Based Feedback | Basic | ||||||
| Smart Lesson Planning | Manual | ||||||
| Visual Week Planner | |||||||
| Deep Research | |||||||
| Curated Book Lists | |||||||
| Smart Parent Messages | Manual | Manual | |||||
| PTC Conference Planner | |||||||
| PTC Invite/Track/Remind | |||||||
| Full Gradebook | |||||||
| Student Records / Intake | Basic | Basic | |||||
| IEP/504 Tracking | Basic | ||||||
| School Day Calendar | |||||||
| Teacher Notes & Templates | |||||||
| Supply Inventory Tracker | |||||||
| Run-Rate Forecasting | |||||||
| Differentiation Engine | Basic | ||||||
| Substitute Portal | |||||||
| Data Backup & Restore | |||||||
| 15+ Classroom Themes | |||||||
| All-In-One Platform | Partial | Partial | |||||
| Free Tier | 50 gradings | 5/mo | |||||
| Starting Price | $3/mo | $99/yr | $1-3/student | $15/mo | $15/yr | Contact | Contact |
Comparison based on publicly available product information as of March 2026. Feature availability may vary by plan.
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